The Delta independent., 1887-02-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

been marked by meeting Of various
conventions and 10y an unusual amount
of legislAtiom in Congress. Washing
ton AUS long been the most popular
place in the country for the holding of
national conventions, and every year
1t seems to grow in favor as = reLdeZ-
!; vous for the representatives of all sorts
OF national interests and INDUSTRIES.
1t is common thing TOR several asso-
Citations to be in council here vt one
time, and during tbs past week six
different organizations were in ses-
sion.
1t may now bs considered settled
that the Centennial Of the COnstitu-
ti0n, Ialjng from the Inauguration OF
the first copstitutiOnally elected Pres
ident, viii he appropriately celebrated
under the auspices of the Government
in the spring of lss9,-a year to be
hereafter known rs the jubilee Year
Of the Republic.
The sentiment.of the country in IA
ror Of this movement seems to be
practically unanimous. 1t touches the
patriotic impulses of the whole people.
The Senate has responded with reso-
lutipns Of approval, and has taken
steps toward carrying out the grand
celebration. The President has also
conveyed to Congress his unqualified
Endorsement Of the undertaking. and
notwithstanding his wise reticence
with regard to the proper place for
holding this Centennial. it is generally
conceded as "A niatler OF course That
Washington will be the favored CITY.
The question Of "Who is worthy to
become the orator of the OCCASION 7"
has even been broached. but this il
considered premature and of little mo-
!peut in IA city which is continually
flooded with the eloquence of the
whole United Stales. The prellnina-
ry arrangements and details Of the
celebration will Le intrusted To a COM
mittee Of Senators and Repres enta-
tives, which, there is reason to Le-
lieve, will he judiciously selected.
Speaking Of Washjngton's conven,
tiOns reminds me that the most prom
inent one of the present week begins
tomorrow. 1t will be made up of
women who want to vote. with Miss
Susan B. Anthony AS mistress of cere-
monies. They come to hold their
nineteenth annual convention in Wash.
iugton where they have held the
eighteen preceding ones. and. rs nsu-
al for many successive winters. Miss
Anthony has proceeded them III order
to clsar the way and complete arrange
meuts.
They had wanted to tell their
wrongs and plead for their rights
within the very walls Of Congress this
time and had asked tOr the Hall Of the
House of Representatives for their
sessions. 1t would probably have been
granted to them if they had been will
ing to wait patiently until Congress
got ready to discuss the matter, but Lie
slow ways Of our lawmakers did not
suit the National Woman Suffrage
Association, and rather than dilly dal-
ly with Congress tor y month about
its Hall. they decided to secure the
use of the Metropolitan N. f. church,
"Yes." said Miss Anthony, 1--WE are
coming again-colning from every
State. and with much earnestness of
purpose and much added strength
from the encouragement Of the past
year. believe our convention will be
larger than ever before and progress
will be reported from every direction"
Miss Anthony is perennially hopeful.
Size claims that no cause in the worlds
history llas spread more in lifetime
than has tile cause Uf woman in this
country. The expansion of her sphere
Ut usefulness and the increase of CON-
pensatiOn and of influence she colisid-
ers marvellous. Women are gradually
attaining all their rights. she thinks.
and every step gained in any direc-
tiOn is step toward suffrage. Sena-
tor Blair has promised ~ eudeavur to
secure debate in the Senate OH the
Woman Suffrage amendment to ths
Constitution during the tine When
this convention is in session.
Next year the association will csle.
brate the fortieth university Of its
existence. and they propose then to
have union of every branch OF W..
lnaA's work. After this they say the
younger women must cume to the
front aud let some Of the older ones
retife. Forty years is long enough for